This chappie is Nudgekins' POV, just to appease her.

Nudge: Yay! -fistpump-

But it's surprisingly short, so imma gonna do a doublé update!

Dedicated to my oh so beloved reviewers (there were lots this time! =D): Bookworm2012, grr loves tacos, bloodyXfangs, Chococup21, Fly On Maximum Taylor Ride, Rhaksha Ora, Birdwatched, XxWishingForWingsxX, Some Like it Fluffy, Anna, padfootlover109, Lilac Rose6, ninjastar954, PurpleTea88, Enzio auditoure,The Seagull, Jace'n'FangLover, kk24, Icy
and Fire.

I didn't reply to reviews like I tend to do with this story cause
PurpleTea88 told me it might be against the rules... Whoopsie! XD I'm just gonna answer a few things right now cause I'm too lazy to PM seperately. =P
PurpleTea88: thanks so much for the review. I swear it's not me messing with the first paragraph! Idk why that happened... No I don't have a beta, I'm just a spelling/grammar freak. XD and I think the word you were looking for was 'deceptively'. XD thank you!
Icy and Fire: If you don't get the joke, you shouldn't. XD it's pretty weird. And -virtually high fives- sprained ankle buddies!

Spacing issues fixed as of 11/21/12

So enough of the AN that is still too long. Enjoyzas!

NPOV

"Come back, Max!" I whined, stamping my foot. Jeez, Max was so annoying! I loved her and all, but still! Ella was much more cooperative than her sister was when it came to my favorite activities.

"Put the makeup down first!" Max insisted, her hand poised on the doorknob. Dang it! She was ready to flee.

"Why?" I waved the mascara around, and Max visibly flinched. "It's just makeup!"

"Which we don't have time to fiddle with right now!" Max retorted. "I want to go see the list already."

My eyes widened. ZOMG, how could I have forgotten? The list should be in all capitals, bolded, underlined, italicized, and with like, forty million exclamation points after it! THE LIST was my life at the moment. I glanced between Max and the makeup in my hand, mentally debating. Should I beautify Max, or go pursue my beloved LIST? Decisions, decisions...

"MAX! NUDGE! Hurry up already!" Ella's voice called from downstairs. Max sighed in relief, opening the door and rushing into the hallway.
"Come on Nudge," Max sang sweetly back at me. "We need to HURRY! No time to smear gunk on my face today!"

I rolled my eyes, stuffing my makeup back in my backpack and following Max out of Ella's room. I had wrangled permission from my parents to stay at the Martinez/Ride household over the weekend. Ella and I had ganged up on Max several times, forcing her into adorable outfits and dolling her up. We had perfected several gorgeous makeup techniques on our unwilling subject, and created many new outfit choices, all of which Max refused to ever wear. I smiled at the memory, adjusting my backpack on my shoulders and running down the stairs. Max and Ella were talking with Dr M in the kitchen, so I skipped in there."I'm ready," I announced, smiling at them. "Good morning, Dr M!"

Dr Martinez smiled at me. "Good morning Nudge. How hungry are you today?"

"Very!" I replied emphatically. Max snorted, bending down to adjust her sneaker. Dr M ignored her older daughter, handing me a smoothie in a plastic cup and a couple pieces of toast. "ZOMG, thank you thank you Dr M!" I squealed, hopping up and down in excitement. I just looved smoothies! They were so cold and yummy and fruity and smoothie-ish! Mmm...

"No problem, Nudge. You were a wonderful guest this weekend," Dr M replied. "I'm glad you could stay with us."

"Me too! Thank you sooooo much for everything!" I was about to continue thanking Dr M for her amazing awesomesaucetasticnosity, but Max had straightened and grabbed my arm. She almost made me spill my smoothie!

"Bye Mom," Max said quickly, beginning to drag me towards the door. Dr M just smiled, apparently used to their routine. Ella followed us outside, two smoothies in her hands. Once the door had closed behind us, Max let go of my wrist and closed her eyes for a moment. "Another Monday morning," she muttered. Ella and I exchanged looks, and I had to supress a giggle. Max was so dramatic sometimes, she could be, like, an actress on Broadway! Yeah! That would be so cool, 'cause then Ella and I could probably go see her perform, and we'd get backstage passes, and then we would get to meet hot actor guys! Like Johnny Depp! I almost fainted at the thought.

While I had been daydreaming about meeting Johnny Depp, Max had accepted the smoothie Ella handed her. As we started off towards Cromwell, Max chugged her whole drink in two gulps. It was pretty impressive, but kinda gross too. "Max!" Ella whined. "Don't do that!" Max grinned, and we continued walking in silence. I didn't even feel compelled to talk as I looked at all the scenery. It was really pretty.

Abruptly, Max clutched her head, doubling over in the middle of the sidewalk. Ella and I stopped, watching her worriedly. "Max? ZOMG MAX! Don't die! Are you okay? If you're okay, say something!" I screamed, grabbing her shoulders. Max continued to hold her head, unresponsive. Suddenly, the door to the house we were standing in front of opened, and Fang walked out. "FANG!" I screeched. "Max is dying!"

Fang blanched, running towards us. He dropped his backpack on the sidewalk and stepped forward, his eyes on Max. Ella and I stepped back, letting him get closer to Max.

"Max?" he whispered, kneeling next to her. Max grunted, still clutching her head. "Max, are you okay?"

Max sank to her knees, falling into Fang's chest as she did so. He looked surprised, but wrapped his arms around her to hold her steady.
Ella and I exchanged a Look. This was so cute! We had to get Max and Fang together somehow, because this was mind-blowingly adorable right now, even though Max was in pain and possibly breathing her last breath.

After a moment, Max's hands lifted from her head, and her brown eyes opened again. She blinked for a moment, obviously confused. "Fang?" she asked, her voice small.

I had to valiantly fight back a coo.

"Yes, Max?" he replied, not releasing his hold on her. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," Max assured him. She didn't make a move to get up. Neither did Fang.

Okay, I seriously needed to squeal. This was adorable, and I was sacrificing my health by holding in a squeal the size of Manhattan. I was gonna blow soon.

Suddenly, Max glanced over and saw me and Ells standing to the side, watching. She immediately jerked away from Fang, who quickly let go of her. "Hey Nudge, Ells," Max greeted us uncomfortably. She and Fang stood up, wiping off their jeans from kneeling on the sidewalk.

"ZOMG MAX, WHAT JUST HAPPENED I WAS SO SCARED I THOUGHT YOU WERE DYING!" I screamed, quickly releasing my pent-up squeal into a scream instead. Max flinched, then looked embarrassed.

"Brain-freeze," she explained, smiling ruefully and rubbing her head.

"Talk about anti-climactic," Ella remarked, effectively breaking the short silence that followed Max's statement. Fang snorted and picked up his backpack.

"Drama queen," he muttered, shouldering past Max. She grinned at him, elbowing him back.

"Sorry, okay? I'm sensitive!" Max replied, holding her hands up defensively. Fang rolled his eyes, then started walking away.
"Hey, where are you going?" Ella called after him. Fang stopped, turned around, and raised an eyebrow at her.

"It's this thing called 'school'," he drawled, a smirk flitting across his lips. Ella facepalmed, and I had to giggle.
"Oh, right," Ella muttered, hurrying to catch up with Fang.

"Smooth, Ells," Max teased her sister, apparently conpletely over her brain freeze.

"Smooth as sandpaper," I agreed, laughing. Ella flipped her hair, choosing not to reply. Max and I grinned at each other.

Soon, we arrived at Cromwell, and we were actually early, even with having to stop because of Max's brain freeze. Fang beelined for the office, and we followed him like a train of ducklings after their mother. Wow, that's a strange thought. Fang being our mom, and a duck to boot? That's just not right. Max isn't the type to be a fuzzy, adorable duckling, and Ella and I wouldn't do well if Fang was our mother. That'd be just plain weird!

Abruptly, Ella halted, and I crashed into her. "ZOMG, sorry Ells I didn't realize you had stopped sorry!" I apologized quickly. Ella nodded, not even looking at me as her eyes scanned the bulletin board in front of the office. I looked at it too, eagerly searching for THE LIST. Where was it? I wasn't sure if I could stand another moment of not knowing if Coach Walker hadn't posted THE LIST yet-

"There," Fang said suddenly, his finger poking at one of the sheets pinned to the board. I gasped, then pushed past all three of my friends to read it. I needed to know, now!

Soccer Team Roster
Zephyr Richards

Maximum Ride

Nicholas Rianild

Elizabeth Valencia

Lucas Jamison

Laurie Pilazzi

Ella Martinez

Monique Yolinta

Devon Shay

Sadie Davis

Juliann Solipha

Ford Weston

Rosanna Garcia

Danny Armstrong

Matthew Bowmin

Jack Trey

"ZOMG YES!" I squealed, pumping my fist in the air to celebrate. I made the team! I made the team! Score one for Nudge!

"Lemme see, Nudge!" Ella whined, pushing me out of the way. I danced my victory dance in the middle of the hallway, not caring who saw. I was on the Cromwell soccer team! Yay!

"Yes!" Ella screamed, joining me in the victory dance. Fang raised an eyebrow at us, calmly surveying the roster. When he saw his name, he smiled, nodded, and walked away. No celebration at all.

Party pooper.

Max ignored us completely, stepping forward to get a closer look at the list. "Oh of course, Gasser is heading the list. Me, Fang, Lucas, Ells and Nudge. Sweetness," Max remarked. She turned back to look at us, and facepalmed. "You guys better get to your lockers," she advised us, walking away. "We have four minutes till the bell."

Ella and I halted our victory dance, looking up at the clock mounted above the bulletin board. Crap! I was sooo gonna be late. "Bye Ells!" I sang, running down the hallway. Ella performed a stepover on an imaginary soccer ball, before Croifing it and pretending to dribble down the hallway. I giggled madly, stuck on Cloud 9.

I was on the Cromwell High soccer team, and all was well with the world.

Review please! I'll put up the next chappie, like, tomorrow or somink, since this is sooooo short. =(

~TMI~